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Written by: Press Trust of Kashmir

Created: 19 June 2019

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said that it’s the duty of Pakistan to share intelligence regarding militants with the Government of India. Governor Malik at police functions in SKICC, Srinagar said, “Pakistan is duty bound to share intelligence inputs with us. But it also remains to be seen that how many attacks they (Pakistan) were able to stop in its own back yard”.

He said that the governor administration has disrupted the militant infrastructure in the state. “You have seen how previous governments have tackled militancy in Kashmir. You are also a witness to our administration and how we tackled militancy problems in the Valley,” Malik said. He said that militant recruitment and stone pelting incidents across the Kashmir Valley have also come down.

Meanwhile Dilbagh Singh, Director General, J&K Police said Peace will come to Kashmir, especially the volatile southern region, if the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit is wiped out. The statement came a day after the security forces and the local police killed two top Jaish commanders, Tauseef Bhat and Sajad Bhat, who were local boys and were also involved in serial attacks on the CRPF personnel and the Indian Army. Sajad had also plotted the February 14 attack on CRPF convoy that led to the killing of 44 personnel.

Singh said that one more top JeM militant, who was Pakistani, was also recently killed. He further added that it was under Sajad's supervision that an SUV vehicle laden with explosives and later handed over to the suicide bomber, Adil Dar to carry out the attack.

The bloodshed in the valley is continuing unabated. Last year saw the highest number of militant and security forces in casualties in a  decade in the valley. This year, 120 militants have been killed in various combat operations by the security forces in J&K among whom 44 belonged to the JeM outfit.

Some of the popular militants including Zakir Musa who headed Ansar -Gazwat-ul-Hind, the Kashmir wing of Taliban group was also killed along with his two associates in the valley recently. Musa had pushed for Islamic rule in Kashmir and distanced from Pakistani supporters and separatist leaders, an ISIS influenced ideology which attracted many local youths towards joining militancy.